[Things you didn't know you needed to tell your child when they start going to PS]

No doors on the stalls is just WRONG!

 

One of ds friends was over the other day and made a comment about school bathrooms.  I said "wait there is no doors?". He said "nope". I said the girls have them right?  He said no. (he has several good girl friends and they were complaining about no doors. 

 

Just WRONG

[towel poll]

Crazy for the caseworker to act like that.  Part of learning is consequences... didn't hang the towel you like, you use the flower towel.

 

At that age one of mine might have been embarrassed, (probably not, like you said it is a surfer towel),  one wouldn't care at all.  Now that they are teens they sure wouldn't care. 

 

They have one friend that still freaks out if you give him a cup (or anything) with a flower or pink or something on it.  The rest of their friends don't pay a bit of attention.   

[What do I use to make a puzzle stay together. . .]

Most stores (WalMart etc. ) sell puzzle glue.  It is right next to the puzzles.  Think you paint it on the front and it is clear.

[I hate when I'm filling out forms and they ask]

Head cook and chief bottle washer

[Do those essential oil machines work good?]

I haven't used them for sleep but we love it for helping with stuffiness and sinus problems.  Peppermint & tea tree oil & sometimes eucalyptus.  Helps a lot.

 

[Undergarments as gifts...do you like this sort of thing?]

Ewww   nope not a present I want.  Those commercials :blink:

[How do you break down your laundry?]

Hot -- towels, socks, underwear & sheets

Cold -- clothes

 

For awhile my washer decided it wouldn't work on hot so everything got done in cold. 

[What are you best money saving hacks?]

Eat leftovers.  They don't have to be eaten as the same meal, create something new from them.  

 

Keep an ice cream bucket in the freezer, have a bite or 2 of veggies leftover, drain and dump in the bucket.  Can add meat too or keep a separate butter bowl for that.  I usually keep broth from roasts etc. too.  When buckets get quiet a bit in them, make soup.  May have to add a few extra ingredients but it makes a pretty cheap meal that tastes good.

 

Try to recreate meals at home -- you might decide you like what you make better than what you get at the restaurant

 

Don't be afraid to change a recipe to use what you have instead of running to store to buy that ingredient=

 

Keep several lists -- grocery list of stuff you NEED and one of things you use a lot of so when they go on sale,  list of things you are on the look out for (furniture, certain books, craft supplies etc.).   Things you want to save for (mortgage, vacation, furniture etc. )

 

Library for books & movies -- most libraries have the online one where you can borrow books on kindle etc.

 

Repair clothes.  Even if they don't look good enough for out in public they could still be used for hanging out at the house or doing yard work.  Iron on patches are cheap.

 

Turn the heat down (or a/c) up a degree or 2. 

 

Stay home -- don't think of it as punishment, think of it as relaxing and avoiding the crazy people :thumbup1:

 

 

[What Are You Watching?]

The Cheetos commercial.  Dad's jam-  singing  "tell it to my heart"  

 

 

Know you meant show, I just couldn't resist :lol:

 

 

[Would you eat this...]

Yep

[PSA: Thin People Also May Not Like It When You Comment On Their Food]

Truly...eyes on your own plates, people! I'm sorry that happened to you. As a not-thin person, I know how it feels to have your plate scrutinized, and it sucks.

 

^^^ This ^^^

[Awe, Miguel Ferrer has passed away]

So Sad :(

 

I had read he was leaving NCIS LA (either for good or for awhile) to do some other movie/TV work.  And they had already taped several more NCIS LA episodes.  They will use those while the screen writers change the story line.

 

I really liked him

[Least expensive way to give a teenager a phone? Prepaid??]

Tracfone -- look on the box of the phone you buy and make sure it says "double minutes for life" (or triple minutes).  That way any phone card you buy will double the minutes.

 

Most cards are good for 90 days but if you run out of minutes before you can purchase more.

 

If you are buying minutes online make sure to check online for coupon codes.  Sometimes there will be a code.  Buy a certain number minute card and get free minutes.

 

Ds has a tracfone flip phone I got for $5.  Normally $10 but was on sale.  He has been using the cheap phones for years. 

[Hello-New member!]

Welcome :seeya:

[Frugalistas Week 2: Jan 8-Jan 16]

La Condessa --- :grouphug:  :grouphug: Glad your dh is ok

 

Money last week went to a very few groceries, washing detergent and a clothes dryer.  Mine died :sad:.

 

 

[What kind of tape to mark rubbermaid style bins in my hot attic?]

Sometimes packing tape would hold the list on there, sometimes not

Duct tape worked pretty good.  The better brands lasted longer than cheaper brands. 

 

For my Christmas items I gave up and started writing on the totes with a sharpie.  That has worked great.  I wrote it on the lid and the box. 

[Favorite side dish for potluck/gathering?]

Deviled eggs

[Frugalistas Week 1: jan 1-8]

Kate -- I am horrible with meal planning.  If I ever sit down and write out what we are going to have each day something happens or I just don't want that food that day.  Instead I have made a list of foods I have on hand then using that list I made a list of meals I could make from those foods.  Now I have a list of meals I can look at each day and decide what sounds good or what works for our schedule that day.  Not the best but has helped me with food waste and getting meals on table better.

[Is there a scent that evokes pleasant memories of your past?]

Oil of Olay (original) -- my grandmother   She put it on every night and had the softest prettiest skin

 

 

[Is there a scent that evokes pleasant memories of your past?]

The variety in the scents is so interesting!

 

I bought a cologne gift set for a high school boyfriend, but I can't remember what it was called!  Throw some others out there!

 

Stetson?

[Frugalistas Week 1: jan 1-8]

I am joining too.

 

So far this year money spent has been on bills,  vehicle gas, groceries and a few toiletry items.  Most of the grocery and toiletry items I used my Christmas gift cards for.  I did put back a couple small "want" items and get ds a shirt he really wanted.  He doesn't ask for much.

 

 

[Question for the moms of 2 or more: sharing]

Jokingly grab the bag of cookies while saying thanks and acts like going to walk away.  Then turn around, hand me back the bag, minus a cookie or 2 and walk away grinning.

A minute later brother would come looking for cookies having seen his brother eating a cookie.

[Clowns will eat you?]

I have been sitting here laughing reading these.

 

Dh is the sleep talker.  One night I was laying in bed reading and he was sleeping.  All a sudden he says "the monkeys!".  I said "what monkeys".  He said "they are in the tree"   Then rolled over and started snoring.   :lol:

 

 

[Happy New Year 2017!]

Happy New Year!

 

Hope 2017 is a great year for all

[Grandparents and gift clothing]

My mom does a great job picking out dc clothes.  She always has.  They are teens and still like what she picks out BUT she thinks about what they like and the colors they like and then buys stuff.  And tells them "if you don't like it or it doesn't fit we can return it.". :thumbup:

 

Step MIL  - OMGoodness she is something else.  When ds was a toddler she bought HIM a girl outfit.  Yep and kept saying how cute it was.  I helped ds open the gift.  Saw it and closed the box.  I just said "thank you"  but didn't show dh until we were back home.  Dh mouth filter doesn't always work ;)   Got home and showed him.  He said "WTH is she thinking?".  I said "that it was a cute outfit" :001_rolleyes:  Dh said "for a GIRL".  At least it was where we could take it back no problems.